One of the best sources for tracking your offshore mutual fund investments remains The Financial Times (FT). It's also one of the finest sources for financial investment commentary, along with The Wall Street Journal.
The FT, an orange-colored business daily published in London, used to list over 4,000 offshore mutual funds every day in their North American edition; today, that list or survey of offshore funds is gone, and instead replaced by an expanded section on global stock-market listings. In Europe and abroad, however, investors will still find that comprehensive daily survey. When I travel to Europe or Japan, I make sure to spend time reading that section because the Financial Times does not publish that definitive survey online. By the way, if you want to track your offshore funds, the FT does have a superb library of offshore mutual funds on the Internet -- mostly free to browsers. Visit www.ft.com
So what happened to that broad survey of 4,000 offshore funds in the Financial Times' North American edition? Maybe the publisher decided to make room for more international stock listings; or perhaps they decided to simply pull the plug on offshore funds altogether for their North American readers because the funds are not registered with the securities authorities in the United States or Canada. But if that's the case, then why does this section still circulate in other countries where none of those funds are registered, except maybe Luxembourg, Ireland or the Caymans? I can't help but feel that there's a greater reason for stripping away that lucrative data.
The best sources now for tracking offshore mutual funds, which number over 54,000 products, is still The Financial Times. But to get a copy of the non-North American edition, is a hassle. I suggest having a friend, relative or associate overseas send you a copy every other month so you can scan the pages for some amazing products. I'm still discovering some incredible new or even existing mutual funds every other month I peruse this fine newspaper. After all, with over 4,000 products, there's no way you're going to know about every fund out there.
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Yup, going offshore has its advantages -- if you can find the right information.

